Other articles are unclear as to whether there is a felony conviction in his long criminal record, but if the Federalist is correct, he was shot while committing a felony.
Time served in prison means he was convicted of a felony. In this case, it was a violent felony.
This guy was caught with a gun some 4-5 times in 2002-3. In the 90’s he had a weapon more them once plus a number of charges like weapon with intent (bodily harm /kill etc.). This he is just a great peaceful pillar of the community and/or he was reading a book is Fantasy Island. The deceased was a hard core career thug.